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* DuelingGames: with ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', both being open world [=RPG=]s with {{Celebrity Voice Actor}}s released around the same time (at least in Western territories).
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** [[Creator/KaijiTang Ichiban]], [[Creator/RobbieDaymond Zhao]], and [[Creator/ElizabethMaxwell Saeko]] are [[VideoGame/Persona5 Iwai, Akechi, and Sae]], respectively.

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** [[Creator/KaijiTang Ichiban]], [[Creator/RobbieDaymond Zhao]], and [[Creator/ElizabethMaxwell Saeko]] Saeko]], and [[Creator/EdenRiegel Eri]] are [[VideoGame/Persona5 Iwai, Akechi, Sae, and Sae]], Hifumi]], respectively.
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** Relating to the above, does anyone else find it rather amusing that both of [[Manga/FistofTheNorthStar Kenshiro's]] voice actors are in this game?

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** Relating to the above, does anyone else find it rather amusing that both two of [[Manga/FistofTheNorthStar Kenshiro's]] voice actors [[VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage voice]] [[VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise actors]] are in this game?



** Creator/RobbieDaymond had already voiced Kenshiro in RGG Studio's ''Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise'' prior to dubbing Zhao here.

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** Creator/RobbieDaymond had already voiced Kenshiro in RGG Studio's ''Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise'' ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise'' prior to dubbing Zhao here.
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** Relating to the above, does anyone else find it rather amusing that both of [[Manga/FistofTheNorthStar Kenshiro's]] voice actors are in this game?


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** Creator/RobbieDaymond had already voiced Kenshiro in RGG Studio's ''Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise'' prior to dubbing Zhao here.
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* This wouldn't be the first time Creator/KaijiTang voiced a [[VideoGame/Persona5 former Yakuza]]...
* Creator/RobbieDaymond voicing an AxCrazy AgentPeacock? Where have we seen [[VideoGame/Persona5 that]] before...?

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* ** This wouldn't be the first time Creator/KaijiTang voiced a [[VideoGame/Persona5 former Yakuza]]...
* ** Creator/RobbieDaymond voicing an AxCrazy AgentPeacock? Where have we seen [[VideoGame/Persona5 that]] before...?

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* CastingGag: This wouldn't be the first time Creator/KaijiTang voiced a [[VideoGame/Persona5 former Yakuza]]...

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This wouldn't be the first time Creator/KaijiTang voiced a [[VideoGame/Persona5 former Yakuza]]...Yakuza]]...
* Creator/RobbieDaymond voicing an AxCrazy AgentPeacock? Where have we seen [[VideoGame/Persona5 that]] before...?
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** [[Creator/KaijiTang Ichiban]] and [[Creator/ElizabethMaxwell Saeko]] are [[VideoGame/Persona5 Iwai and Sae]], respectively.

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** [[Creator/KaijiTang Ichiban]] Ichiban]], [[Creator/RobbieDaymond Zhao]], and [[Creator/ElizabethMaxwell Saeko]] are [[VideoGame/Persona5 Iwai Iwai, Akechi, and Sae]], respectively.
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* MemeAcknowledgement: The "The Quest Begins" trailer reveals that the English dub includes dubbed karaoke with the "Dame dame" / "I'm such a mess" verse from "Bakamitai" that became a widespread meme.

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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Creator/GeorgeTakei, best known for his role as Sulu in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and for his popular social media accounts, voices Masumi Arakawa in the English dub.

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Creator/GeorgeTakei, best known for his role as Sulu in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and for his popular social media accounts, voices Masumi Arakawa in the English dub.
** Creator/WillYunLee, mostly known for his role as Wei Shen in ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'', voices Masato Arakawa in the English
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* CastingGag: This wouldn't be the first time Creator/KaijiTang voiced a [[VideoGame/Persona5 former Yakuza]]...
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* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** [[Creator/KaijiTang Ichiban]] and [[Creator/ElizabethMaxwell Saeko]] are [[VideoGame/Persona5 Iwai and Sae]], respectively.
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* NoDubForYou: Averted. Without counting ''VideoGame/Judgment'', this will be the first time a mainline ''Yakuza'' game will be dubbed in English since the release of the first game more than a decade ago.

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* NoDubForYou: Averted. Without counting ''VideoGame/Judgment'', ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}'', this will be the first time a mainline ''Yakuza'' game will be dubbed in English since the release of the first game more than a decade ago.



** Creator/GregChun previously starred in ''VideoGame/Judgment'' as main protagonist Takayuki Yagami prior to his role as Yu Namba here.

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** Creator/GregChun previously starred in ''VideoGame/Judgment'' ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}'' as main protagonist Takayuki Yagami prior to his role as Yu Namba here.
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* NoDubForYou: Averted. Without counting ''VideoGame/Judgment'', this will be the first time a mainline ''Yakuza'' game will be dubbed in English since the release of the first game more than a decade ago.


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** Creator/GregChun previously starred in ''VideoGame/Judgment'' as main protagonist Takayuki Yagami prior to his role as Yu Namba here.
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Creator/GeorgeTakei, best known for his role as Sulu in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and for his popular social media accounts, voices Masumi Arakawa in the English dub.
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* AsHerself: Model and actress Eri Kamataki is a recruitable party member in this game. She's unlocked by reaching the Top 100 in the Company Management minigame.
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* RoleReprise: Multiple actors reprised their roles as the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games. They include Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima, Creator/RikiyaKoyama as Taiga Saejima, [[spoiler:Shunsuke Sakuya as Osamu Kashiwagi, and Creator/TakayaKuroda as Kazuma Kiryu]] among a few others.

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* RoleReprise: Multiple Voice actors reprised their roles as returning from the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games. They games include Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima, Creator/RikiyaKoyama as Taiga Saejima, [[spoiler:Shunsuke Sakuya as Osamu Kashiwagi, and Creator/TakayaKuroda as Kazuma Kiryu]] among a few others.
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** Korean [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]]/Korean [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Trish]] for Seong-Hui. When you take into account the [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] and slight [[ContraltoofDanger contralto]] courtesy of Hana Takeda, the resemblance is quite uncanny and the latter comparison fits as well too, because of the long hair and black jacket, and the fact that she works with Joon-gi Han a.k.a Korean Vergil.

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** Korean [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]]/Korean [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Trish]] for Seong-Hui. When you take into account the [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] and slight [[ContraltoofDanger contralto]] courtesy of Hana Takeda, the resemblance is quite uncanny and the latter comparison fits as well too, because of the long hair and black jacket, and the fact that she works with Joon-gi Han a.k.a Korean (Korean Vergil.)
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* FanNickname:
** Japanese Eric Andre for Ichiban. Considering the [[AfroAsskicker 'fro]] that he's sporting on his head, it's hard not to see the resemblance.
** Japanese Hercules and [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Wario]] for Tendo largely in part because of his heroic build and NonStandardCharacterDesign, respectively.
** Korean [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]]/Korean [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Trish]] for Seong-Hui. When you take into account the [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] and slight [[ContraltoofDanger contralto]] courtesy of Hana Takeda, the resemblance is quite uncanny and the latter comparison fits as well too, because of the long hair and black jacket, and the fact that she works with Joon-gi Han a.k.a Korean Vergil.

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* YouSoundFamiliar: Kazuhiro Nakaya voiced Akira Nishikiyama in the first ''Yakuza'' and ''Yakuza Zero'' and Okada Izo in ''Ishin'' before he played Ichiban Kasuga in ''Like a Dragon''.

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* YouSoundFamiliar: YouSoundFamiliar:
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Kazuhiro Nakaya voiced Akira Nishikiyama in the first ''Yakuza'' and ''Yakuza Zero'' ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'' and Okada Izo in ''Ishin'' before he played Ichiban Kasuga in ''Like a Dragon''.Dragon''.
** Creator/AkioOhtsuka voiced Ryuzo Tamiya in ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'' before he played Koichi Adachi.
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* CallBack:
** The kick that [[spoiler: Kiryu]] does towards the end of [[spoiler: his summon]] is quite familiar to longtime ''Yakuza'' fans as well as those that have played ''Yakuza 0''. [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKRpAECFSzc Receive You ~Tech Trance Arrange~]]]] from the aforementioned game also makes its triumphant return during [[spoiler: said Summon]] as well.
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* CallBack:
** The kick that [[spoiler: Kiryu]] does towards the end of [[spoiler: his summon]] is quite familiar to longtime ''Yakuza'' fans as well as those that have played ''Yakuza 0''. [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKRpAECFSzc Receive You ~Tech Trance Arrange~]]]] from the aforementioned game also makes its triumphant return during [[spoiler: said Summon]] as well.
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* RoleReprise: Multiple actors reprised their roles as the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games. They include Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima [[spoiler:and Creator/TakayaKuroda as Kazuma Kiryu]].

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* RoleReprise: Multiple actors reprised their roles as the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games. They include Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima [[spoiler:and Majima, Creator/RikiyaKoyama as Taiga Saejima, [[spoiler:Shunsuke Sakuya as Osamu Kashiwagi, and Creator/TakayaKuroda as Kazuma Kiryu]].Kiryu]] among a few others.
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* RoleReprise: Multiple actors reprised their roles as the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games, like Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima [[spoiler:and Creator/TakayaKuroda as Kazuma Kiryu]].

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* RoleReprise: Multiple actors reprised their roles as the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games, like games. They include Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima [[spoiler:and Creator/TakayaKuroda as Kazuma Kiryu]].
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* RoleReprise: Multiple actors reprised their roles as the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games, like Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima. [[spoiler:Creator/TakayaKuroda also returns as Kazuma Kiryu.]]

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* RoleReprise: Multiple actors reprised their roles as the characters that they portrayed in previous ''Yakuza'' games, like Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima. [[spoiler:Creator/TakayaKuroda also returns Majima [[spoiler:and Creator/TakayaKuroda as Kazuma Kiryu.]]Kiryu]].
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Rewriting.


* RoleReprise: All of the returning characters from previous entries have their seiyuus reprise their roles, like Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima. [[spoiler:Creator/TakayaKuroda also returns as Kazuma Kiryu.]]

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* RoleReprise: All of Multiple actors reprised their roles as the returning characters from that they portrayed in previous entries have their seiyuus reprise their roles, ''Yakuza'' games, like Creator/HidenariUgaki as Goro Majima. [[spoiler:Creator/TakayaKuroda also returns as Kazuma Kiryu.]]
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* RoleReprise: Creator/TakayaKuroda, Creator/HidenariUgaki and Creator/YuichiNakamura once again reprise their respective roles as Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima and Joon-Gi Han from the previous entries.

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* RoleReprise: Creator/TakayaKuroda, All of the returning characters from previous entries have their seiyuus reprise their roles, like Creator/HidenariUgaki and Creator/YuichiNakamura once again reprise their respective roles as Goro Majima. [[spoiler:Creator/TakayaKuroda also returns as Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima and Joon-Gi Han from the previous entries.Kiryu.]]
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* RoleReprise: Creator/TakayaKuroda, Creator/HidenariUgaki and Creator/YuichiNakamura once again reprise their respective roles as Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima and Han Joon-Gi from the previous entries.

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* RoleReprise: Creator/TakayaKuroda, Creator/HidenariUgaki and Creator/YuichiNakamura once again reprise their respective roles as Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima and Han Joon-Gi Han from the previous entries.
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* RoleReprise: Creator/TakayaKuroda, Creator/HidenariUgaki and Creator/YuichiNakamura once again reprise their respective roles as Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima and Han Joon-Gi from the previous entries.

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* RoleReprise: Creator/TakayaKuroda, Creator/HidenariUgaki and Creator/YuichiNakamura once again reprise their respective roles as Kazuma Kiryu and Kiryu, Goro Majima and Han Joon-Gi from the previous entries.
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!! Trivia: [[Trivia/{{Yakuza}} All Games]] | ''Trivia/Yakuza1'' | ''Trivia/Yakuza2'' | ''Trivia/Yakuza3'' | ''Trivia/Yakuza4'' | ''Trivia/YakuzaDeadSouls'' | ''Trivia/Yakuza5'' | ''Trivia/Yakuza0'' | ''Trivia/Yakuza6'' | ''Yakuza: Like a Dragon''
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* RoleReprise: Creator/TakayaKuroda, Creator/HidenariUgaki and Creator/YuichiNakamura once again reprise their respective roles as Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima and Han Joon-Gi from the previous entries.
* YouSoundFamiliar: Kazuhiro Nakaya voiced Akira Nishikiyama in the first ''Yakuza'' and ''Yakuza Zero'' and Okada Izo in ''Ishin'' before he played Ichiban Kasuga in ''Like a Dragon''.
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